I'm going to be as quick as I can, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Aiken, I agree with you 100%, and I support your request and I want to be very clear. I'm just going to make a couple of comments before questions.
Mr. Swedlove, concerning your conversation about the PRPP—I'm the critic for pensions for the NDP—we have been promoting the expansion of the core assets of the CPP in a phased-in fashion in order to increase the payout of the CPP in about 30 years' time, because sixty-some percent of Canadians have no pension. The PRPP addresses a portion of that. Our concern is with the different case with the defined benefit plans and the fact that CPP is better protected in market swings.
I'm not really asking a question. I would like you afterwards, if you would, to send me a little more information. You talked about 2040 and the $750 billion investment and its impact. If you could give me two paragraphs on what that is sometime and send it to me or to the committee, it's something we need to consider as a committee.
Now, Mr. Lazar, the NDP has proposed the greening of homes and buildings in Canada and saying we should be investing in this. A spinoff that we see from it as well is that we have the baby boomers retiring and we face a lack of technical expertise that could be addressed by this. We proposed getting into it at a $2 billion level. We would have electricians and carpenters and a number of other people.
Another thing we have to keep in mind is the first nations homes, which are in the worst condition of housing stock anywhere in this country. This is in line with what you've said.
If you would like to comment on that further, feel free.